Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 674

Chapter 671: The Rose Ecological Corridor Curse and the Insomniac

Only then did Locke realize that this was the witch Lana from the Rose Council. He had once consulted her about the research on ecological corridors because he wanted to create the Forest Alliance Spell.

The two had been exchanging letters for at least two months.

However, he had never seen this powerful Sun Ring Witch offline, so he did not recognize her at first.

Locke said, “So it’s you, Lady Lana. But why are you here at Golden Crown Mountain?”

Witch Lana said, “Let’s go to the private room. It’s not proper to talk outside. Locke, your soul is declining.”

Witch Lana looked back at Locke and said, “Congratulations.”

Locke smiled bitterly.

The female flower language teacher next to Witch Lana seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Locke with a complicated expression, and there was jealousy and envy in her eyes.

From the first ring to the second ring stage, there is a very special hurdle – the period of soul decline.

Many wizards who do not understand this part of knowledge may think that they have gone astray or have contracted a serious illness, and thus waste a lot of time in this period of soul decline, or even over-treat themselves and cause problems.

But for the wizards of Yunze Wetlands, this difficult knowledge is not a secret to most people.

After all, they come into contact with high-ring wizards every day.

So, Witch Suela Sharp immediately understood what Teacher Lana meant.

The young wizard in front of him has entered the stage of soul decline and is only one step away from becoming a second-ring wizard. If he fails to reach the stage, he will die. If he reaches the stage, he will be able to make a breakthrough.

Feeling Locke’s overly young soul, witch Suela Sharp even felt a little jealous, thinking that God was so unfair. She had worked so hard for so long and was fifty years old this year, but she still had not entered the period of soul decline.

In Room 3, Witch Lana spoke directly, “Locke, I’ll be frank. I want to ask you, my students entered the River of the Abyss and that mausoleum city, but why was it that only one of the seven could leave?”

Witch Lana looked at Locke and said, “Don’t even think about lying to me. If you do, I’ll still be able to investigate. Then, you’ll have to bear the wrath of a Sun Ring wizard.”

Locke said frankly: “Exploring the Abyss Ruins is inherently dangerous. The Abyss Ruins are not my home. What can I do?”

“At that time, we used an archaeology spell, which coupled with a spell in the Abyssal Ruins itself, resulting in a complex chain reaction.”

Witch Lana didn’t seem surprised by this answer, or perhaps she had expected it. She said, “Yes. The responsibility is indeed not yours. I just wanted to confirm it. After all, these are the lives of six students. I need to explain to the academy.”

“Furthermore, the enrollment quota is extremely valuable to me. Six people died at once…” Witch Lana said, “Among them are two researchers from the Academy of True Knowledge and four lecturers. The responsibility is heavy. Therefore, I must clarify this on behalf of the Rose Council.”

“This is a huge loss for me, an unacceptable loss.”

Locke nodded in understanding.

This is different from the death of a group of wizards in the small wizard organization of the Thunder Demon Society. This time, the wizards killed by the Rose Council in the abyss ruins all had teaching positions or were members of the Academy of True Knowledge, so the Rose Council must investigate thoroughly.

I’m afraid that the relevant investigations have already been done before you come to question me, and now it’s just the final confirmation afterwards.

However, I did nothing in the Abyss Ruins except exploring the ruins, so I have a clear conscience about this matter.

Otherwise, the people from the Ethics Review Committee should come and question me.

Witch Lana changed the subject. “After investigating, I also feel that you’re not to blame for this matter. The Abyssal Ruins themselves are very dangerous. Did you win the Star Sea Archaeology Award by exploring them?”

“That ruin is incredibly complex,” Witch Lana said, pouring herself a cup of peach blossom tea. “In fact, the six people who died in the Rose Council this time were deemed casualties of war.”

Locke looked at Witch Lana in confusion.

Witch Lana said, “According to the Rose Council’s investigation, the Abyssal War is about to begin. The Rose Council’s opponent in this extraterritorial war is the Endless Abyss. The Endless Abyss is facing off against three opponents at once, and the war is presided over by the Abyssal Demon King Alaric.”

“The Abyss’s military advisor this time is the Abyss Werewolf King.”

“This time, he dropped ten Apocalypse Wizard Stones over the wizarding world. Wizards were searching for that special Wizard Stone, and all sorts of unrest ensued. Essentially, because of this Apocalypse Wizard Stone, the Rose Council, Storm Tower, and Golden Crown Mountain have already caused serious conflict within your generation.”

“If anyone among the three parties were to be unreasonable and arbitrarily seek revenge, this matter would develop just as the Abyss Werewolf King planned, turning it into a war between at least two of the top wizard academies in the Yunze Wetland.”

“In this way, before the Abyssal War even begins, their Abyssal Army has already won without a fight.”

Locke looked at Witch Lana in surprise.

He had never expected that the competitors he and Warwick and others encountered while exploring the abyss ruins were all due to the five major foreign wars that were about to take place in Yunze Wetland.

“Alaskan Werewolf King… Alaric…” Locke muttered to himself. “Is Alaric one of the Seventy-Two Demon Gods?”

Witch Lana nodded and said, “Yes, all the great commanders of the Abyss who presided over the Abyss Wars were one of the seventy-two demon gods.”

“Before Alaric surrendered to the Abyss, he was an Earth Wizard of the Three Rings Throne, with significant research achievements in grassland studies. He had no hope of advancing to the Fourth Ring, and coincidentally, during one of his journeys, he encountered the Mother of Desire, Lord of the Abyssal Deep. The Mother of Desire tempted him with the promise of a pursuit of truth. Although he was unwilling to fall into the Abyss, his soul was tainted by the relics of the Abyss, and he could no longer escape its power. However, under that temptation, he ultimately could not endure the path that the Mother of Desire showed him.”

“So, he escaped into the abyss and became a fourth-ring wizard there.”

“Alaric makes use of the Abyssal Werewolf Clan and likes to win without fighting before launching a war.”

“This man is treacherous and cunning, and he’s an Earth Wizard himself, familiar with the mountains and rivers of the wizarding world.” Witch Lana was quite wary of him when she mentioned him. “He once entered the Yunze Wetlands alone and plundered seventeen large veins of demonic ore there.”

“With just his gaze, he can tear the earth apart, making mountains and rivers different places, and the sky and earth reversed. The White Wizard Association has listed him as a war criminal. Any wizard who encounters him can be killed directly and receive a reward from the association.”

Witch Lana looked at Locke and said, “Locke, do you have any Apocalypse Witch Stones? The Rose Council has a large project coming up and will need a lot of Apocalypse Witch Stones. If you have any, I can trade with you.”

Locke said regretfully, “I’m sorry, Witch Lana. If you had told me earlier, there might still be a chance. Just now, I traded the Apocalypse Wizard Stone with Wizard Smith of Storm Tower.”

Witch Lana sighed, “Is that so? I missed it.”

Witch Lana said, “That’s fine. I’m here primarily on behalf of the Rose Council to clarify the situation with you, to clear up any misunderstandings, and to prevent Golden Crown Mountain and the Rose Council from falling into the Abyss Werewolf King’s schemes and engaging in meaningless conflict.”

“Locke, are you still researching ecological corridors?”

Locke originally wanted to use the Moon Magic Mirror to reflect the forest as the basis for the Forest Alliance Spell, but suddenly he remembered that in his previous correspondence with Witch Lana, whenever he mentioned this concept, her tone would become very stern.

Moreover, she herself seemed to dislike the young wizard whose ideas conflicted with hers, so Locke swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. After hiding his latest discovery, he repeated his understanding of the ecological corridor.

Witch Lana nodded in satisfaction. “Excellent. You have a thorough understanding of ecological corridors.”

“As I taught you, by using trees as the material medium of the ecological corridor, you can create forest Shinto.”

Witch Lana stretched out her hand and brushed across the table, and suddenly rows of rose bushes appeared on the table. The two rose bushes seemed to be a sacred road, one end connected to the other.

Witch Lana glanced at Locke and threw a magic book to him.

Locke looked down and saw that it was a magic book called “Rose Ecological Corridor Spell”.

It was the spell model that Witch Lana had previously hidden from him.

Before, the two had only exchanged theoretical concepts of spells, and had not discussed any more practical spell models. However, Locke did not expect that when he met Witch Lana offline this time, the other party would actually give him the specific spell model of the ecological corridor.

Locke looked at Witch Lana in surprise.

Witch Lana said, “I am extremely satisfied with your in-depth research on the ecological corridor. This spell is just an ordinary second-level spell model. It is expensive, of course, but it is also cheap.”

“Since you’re so interested in the ecological corridor, I’ll give you this spell model to learn. It’s just an outdated spell model. I have a better one now.”

Witch Lana said, “It’s enough to give you as a reference.”

Locke said, “Thank you, Master Lana.”

Witch Lana sat on the sofa in the private room, folding her arms around her chest, and said, “To be honest, you’ve caused quite a lot of trouble for our Rose Council recently. Even among the second-ring wizards, we occasionally hear about your name.”

“The rest is fine, but are you into wizard shoes lately?”

Locke hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, “Yeah. I want to make more money.”

Witch Lana said, “I’m a flower language master, so this matter has nothing to do with me. It’s just that I like you, so I want to give you a few words.”

“You should be careful recently. Behind the major wizard shoe brands in Yunze Wetland are actually high-level wizards from various wizard academies.”

“The Rose Council’s magic weavers are extremely stingy. Even we flower speakers can’t stand it. You’d better be careful.”

Locke thanked him, “Thank you for reminding me, Lady Lana.”

Witch Lana nodded. “Well, I’m busy too. Now that things are sorted out, I’ll be leaving.”

Witch Lana stood up, and Witch Suela Sharp whispered beside her, “Teacher, six of us died this time. Are we just going to let it go like this?”

“Six wizards died on our side. Even if he is not the main culprit, he should still bear joint responsibility.”

Witch Lana gave her a cold look. “When I’m talking, you never have the right to interrupt.”

Witch Suela Sharp was startled and immediately realized that she had been too anxious and had actually offended Witch Lana.

Witch Lana looked at her coldly. “It’s not me who wants to let it go. It’s the Rose Council who wants to let it go. They consider this entire incident an extension of the Abyssal War. Suela Sharp, what do you want? Do you want the Academy to hold Golden Crown Mountain accountable on your behalf?”

“As long as Locke Augustine has ever attacked you even once, the Rose Council can directly hold him accountable. So let me ask you, has he ever attacked you once?”

Witch Suela Sharp wanted to say something, but she found that Locke and others had not actively attacked them.

Witch Lana looked at her with anger. “You idiot. You’re not as skilled as others, yet you still want me to accompany you out here to embarrass you. Why didn’t you die?”

Witch Suela Sharp gritted her teeth and, helplessly, could only bow her head and confess her mistake to Witch Lana. “I’m sorry, teacher, I was wrong.”

“I’m incompetent…”

Witch Lana gave her a cold look.

When Locke saw this scene, he thought that he was wise not to mention the Moon Magic Mirror. If he had said it, not only would the other party give him an Ecological Corridor Spell, he would probably be the wizard who would be scolded.

Locke kept in mind the principles of getting along with Witch Lana.

Witch Lana turned around and looked at Locke, a smile instantly plastered on her face. “I’m sorry to have made you laugh, Locke. Locke, I wish my students were as smart as you and could give me the same worry you do.”

“Alas, my student enrollment has been getting worse year by year. I don’t know what’s going on.”

“I was originally optimistic about a researcher from the Academy of True Knowledge this year, but who knew that he would suddenly reject the Rose Council just when he was about to join the Academy of True Knowledge.” Witch Lana said, “What a shame! I thought my team would get a reliable wizard this year.”

Witch Lana looked at Locke unwillingly.

Witch Suela Sharp swallowed her saliva. She actually knew what had happened, but no one dared to tell Witch Lana.

The wizard who was about to join the Rose Council’s Academy of True Knowledge this year immediately asked to change his partner wizard after hearing that she was a cooperating wizard. However, the academy refused to do so, so he withdrew directly.

But no one dared to tell Witch Lana about this matter.

Locke blinked, because by observing the expressions of Witch Lana and Suela Sharp, he instantly guessed the truth of the matter.

He thought for a moment and said to Witch Lana, “It’s such a pity for that wizard to lose a cooperative mentor like Lady Lana.”

Witch Lana smiled, very pleased, and said, “That’s right. It’s indeed his loss.”

“I’m leaving, Locke.”

After the two talked for a while, Witch Lana left.

Locke heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her leave. In this way, he had managed to deal with a three-ring wizard and a two-ring sun-ring wizard in a short period of time.

Locke whispered, “Getting along with this Lana witch requires some skills. If you can fully master the skills, she will be very easy to talk to.”

“But if you think something slightly different from hers, she’ll get very angry. I’ve figured it out. Once she gets angry, she’ll find everything about you unpleasant. Once you get into this vicious cycle, it’s very likely that she’ll find everything wrong with a wizard.”

“No wonder some wizards would forcibly withdraw after knowing that she was a cooperating wizard mentor.”

If the cooperating mentors in the past five years do not get along with you, then you will really lose both people and money. Not only will you waste time, but you will also be suppressed for no reason for five years.

Locke sat in this private room and sighed, because the moment he sat down on the sofa, he suddenly felt very tired.

Suddenly, he felt overwhelmed with worry. He felt that the future was so hopeless, the Silent Holy Grail Tournament was so difficult, and he had no hope of winning.

The next moment, Locke reacted, and the sudden confusion and despair in his heart disappeared.

“The most terrifying thing about the decline of my soul isn’t the decline of my strength, or the decline of my condition, but the impact on my mind.”

“This is what is meant by wisdom leading to stupidity and confusion.”

Locke waved his right hand in front of him, and suddenly a bright moon shone on him, and his image appeared in the full moon.

I saw myself in the full moon, looking listless, like someone suffering from insomnia.

It is indeed insomnia.

Because his own magic pressure has gradually exceeded the limit of his soul, and the limit of his soul cannot be broken through, the magic pressure can only continue to flow away through the cracks in his soul. The more his magic pressure increases, the larger the cracks in his soul will become.

During the period of soul decline, there is also a special thing, that is, one’s own magic pressure will gradually increase on the basis of 9999, infinitely approaching 10000.

Because the gap of the soul crack will become larger, as long as the gap is large enough, the magic pressure will also increase relatively.

It can be considered that the formation of soul gaps is not only because the soul cannot withstand its own magical pressure, but also because the soul has undergone corresponding changes in order for the wizard to break through.

It’s just that the change in the soul structure will cause a wizard’s soul to be destroyed.

Locke looked at himself in the moon and said, “I must advance to become a second-ring wizard as soon as possible. Otherwise, my magic pressure will increase every day, my magic power will increase, and I will decline.”

“Furthermore, within this special state, my character will be worn down.”

“The longer you delay, the harder it will be to leave this state.”

Locke opened the Rose Ecological Corridor Spell and after spending an hour roughly reading through the magic book, he nodded and said, “I see. This spell model is indeed much more complex and complete than the crude Shinto I built before. Although it is just an outdated version, it is the research result of the Sun Ring Wizard. For me, it is already profound enough.”

“It’s a good thing I haven’t seen this magic book before.” Locke thought: “If I had read it, my thinking would be limited by the magic framework within this book.”

“To me, this spellbook represents the fruit of the Sun Ring Wizards’ teamwork. It’s like a mountain to my mind. At the time, my understanding of the Forest Alliance Spell was superficial, and I hadn’t formed my own opinion. If I had been exposed to this spellbook earlier, I’d have been completely misled.”

“But now that I have my own ideas, reading this book of magic now is like taking something from a bag, using stones from another mountain to attack stones from my own mountain. For me, not only does it not have any influence, but it is full of inspiration that I can learn from.”

Locke sat on the sofa and thought: “I just want to form a hierarchical relationship and an alliance between different forests.”

“But what Witch Lana wants is to connect the ecosystems of different regions and form an ecological alliance. I want to learn the Rose Ecological Corridor Spell, but it will take a lot of time and effort. Without more than half a year and a million magic stones, it will probably be impossible to learn it.”

“So, I have no intention of studying,” Locke said. “I’m about to participate in the Great Magic Modeling Competition. Time is extremely precious. I’ve also entered a period of spiritual decline, so it’s impossible for me to learn more.”

Locke noticed that his learning ability was also declining.

This is the horror of entering a period of spiritual decline.

But every wizard who wants to become a second-ring wizard has to go through this stage.

Locke pondered, “But the key point of this ecological alliance spell is to form ecological corridors between different ecosystems to establish alliances. And my Moon Magic Mirror can establish connections among all things.”

“If we use this connection as a foundation and this magic spell model as a prototype, perhaps I can make my Moon Magic Mirror an ecological ally?”

The idea in Locke’s mind was taking shape more and more.

That would be his first complete great magic.

It would be great if we could complete the conception before the Great Magic Modeling Competition.

Locke used the Ganoderma Lucidum Magic Plant to open the Water Hyacinth Network and clicked on the Witch Camilla’s avatar. “Do you have time? I have a deal. Do you want to do it? If you do, you can come to the Dragon Blood Market soon.”

I need more of my own natal witch porcelain to create porcelain moon growth and synthesize it.

I have tried it before. Porcelain Moon Growth is only a level 7 synthetic item, so if I can create three Porcelain Moon Growths, I can perform the corresponding synthesis.

In addition, with the inspiration given to him by this Rose Ecological Corridor and the various discoveries he made in the historical boundary curse, perhaps his first great magic could be completely completed and reach the height he wanted.

(End of this chapter)